Spedear
- First seen
- 2016-08-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:54:25
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:tw country_code:hk
Context
Spedear is believed to be a remote access trojan used primarily in cyber-espionage campaigns targeting government and technology sectors, primarily in regions such as China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Spedear_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Broadcom/Symantec — Thrip Hits Satellite Telecoms Defense Targets (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Spedear (report)